Monthly Archives: November 2010

Building sound relationships from scratch

Posted on November 19, 2010 by Peter Harrington

Tweet The car stops. Within seconds you’re opening the vehicle’s passenger door and eyeing the driver. A short conversation ensues concerning the direction and destination of both parties. But in truth the verbal exchange simply masks the more important stuff, … Continue reading →

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Bootstrapping: My way on the business highway

Posted on November 11, 2010 by Peter Harrington

Tweet Failure has a wonderful capacity to reveal opportunities that otherwise remain hidden. Disastrous ‘A’ Level results in 1984  forced me to take a gap year. Whilst I envied friends destined for university, part of me delighted in the chance … Continue reading →

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Getting a lift with good branding

Posted on November 8, 2010 by Peter Harrington

Tweet ‘Unsafe’, ‘risky’, ‘dangerous’, ‘uncommon’ and ‘unadvisable’ were some of the words that people used to describe hitchhiking in a recent straw poll I conducted. Okay, it wasn’t scientific research. Nevertheless, I’m fairly sure these negative feelings (or brand perceptions … Continue reading →

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The Importance of being focused

Posted on November 8, 2010 by Peter Harrington

Tweet From an early point in my self employment journey I regularly used the following four questions to help look forward in business and focus on what I wanted to do: Where have I come from? Where am I now? … Continue reading →

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Why knowing your competitors gives you the advantage

Posted on November 8, 2010 by Peter Harrington

Tweet Watford Gap Service Station on the M1 is the only place where I have encountered real competition for a lift. Hitchhiking north from London one sunny Sunday afternoon, I was dropped off at the services only to find myself … Continue reading →

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